Manager, Software Engineering

LinkedIn is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to join our core infrastructure team, specifically leading the Settings Platform team. This role combines technical leadership with people management, requiring both deep engineering expertise and strong leadership capabilities.

The position involves managing a team responsible for LinkedIn's Settings Platform, which handles over 8 million queries per second and supports more than 400 internal clients. You'll be working on critical infrastructure that demands exceptional performance, with requirements like maintaining P99 latencies under 1ms at 4 million QPS.

As a manager, you'll be responsible for both technical direction and team development. This includes mentoring engineers, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. You'll work closely with senior management to develop long-term technical strategies and roadmaps.

The role requires a strong technical background with at least 5 years of industry experience in software development and large-scale systems. You should have expertise in object-oriented programming and distributed systems, with experience in languages like Java, Python, or C++.

This is a hybrid position based in Sunnyvale, CA, offering a competitive salary range of $147,000 - $240,000 per year, along with comprehensive benefits including health coverage, 401k, and equity opportunities. You'll be part of LinkedIn's culture that emphasizes trust, care, inclusion, and fun, while working on technology that impacts millions of professionals worldwide.

The ideal candidate will combine technical excellence with strong leadership skills, having either management experience or staff-level engineering experience with management training. You'll need to demonstrate ability in scaling distributed applications, making architectural trade-offs, and delivering reliable solutions that operate 24x7.

Join LinkedIn to help shape the future of professional networking while working with cutting-edge technology at massive scale. You'll have the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges while building and leading a team of talented engineers in an environment that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.